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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date March 2, 1784 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored etching of a satiric image of Montgolfier seated among the clouds and smoking a bubble pipe. Text below Montgolfier written as though Montgolfier is speaking them, with the words in English but with a French accent. He is speaking of his grande invention of the hot air balloon and its benefits for his King and country. 'Fourth Sketch. Published as the act directs March 2 1784 by S. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly---a Companion to this in a few days.' Dimensions Mat: 40.6 × 33cm (16 × 13 in.)
Unmatted: 34.9 × 24.6cm (13 3/4 × 9 11/16 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140507000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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